<p>especially BALLET !</p>
<p>four year college , but preferably not an "art only" school .</p>
<p>somewhere that makes being a dance major possible .</p>
<p>thanks !</p>
<p>I've heard Indiana University has a great dance/ballet program.</p>
<p>I think Butler is one of the best for ballet and Indiana is also very strong.</p>
<p>Non-audition schools:
Skidmore
Muhlenberg
Goucher
Franklin & Marshall</p>
<p>The easiest way to look for dance majors is to get the College edition of Pointe, Dance and/or Dance Spirit magazines. Generally, these come out in January. They will list all the schools in the country with dance departments, whether there is a major or only a minor, and whether it concentrates on ballet.</p>
<p>thank you monydad .</p>
<p>& everyone else !</p>
<p>chedva , i've been subscribed to dance spirit for years now but i am looking for advice on here about which ones people think are ultimately "strongest."</p>
<p>SUNY - Purchase
Indiana - Bloomington
Butler
University of Cincinnati
Point Park
University of Arizona - Tuscon
University of Utah
Dominican University - Alzono King Lines program
Fordham U. - Alvin Ailey
TCU
SMU
Marymount Manhattan
Juilliard
NYU - Tisch
NC School of the Arts
Mercyhurst</p>
<p>Note at least some in #8 are BFA programs; have to decide what you want in that regard.</p>
<p>i am actually strongly considering BFA programs . not yet sure though !</p>
<p>we're going to visit and decide which are best for me next year !</p>
<p>A suggestion:</p>
<p>Before her senior year D took a summer intensive program at one of the leading dance schools.</p>
<p>In her case it convinced her that she did not, after all, have the necessary committment and all-consuming passion to pursue a career as a dancer, as a primary plan. As compared to others in the program. This helped her choose BFA vs. BA, once and for all. For others I imagine it prompted just the opposite conclusion.</p>
<p>But either way it might help, if you are not sure about which way you want to go.</p>
<p>I think almost all of the programs I mentioned are BFA's and they are all audition programs. I suppose it depends on what you want to do with a dance major. My list is based on a performance emphasis, because that is what my DD is looking at. Of that list, Indiana is considered the best ballet performance program, and is very hard to get into.</p>
<p>to be more specific , i want a dance major that involves courses in dance therapy and science of dance classes such as anatomy & physiology .</p>
<p>pretty sure i'm going to go with a BFA program .</p>
<p>thanks !</p>
<p>Buckeyemom,
Sounds like we are in similar situations. DD and I have looked at a couple schools and will look more during Spring break next week. Where have you already looked at what were your thoughts? You list is similar to ours, but I think DD wants to stay in the East. Have you looked in Manhattan yet? Ballet is not where she wants to focus her attention, she wants modern, must have jazz and loves to tap. Feel free to respond with a private message. Thanks!</p>
<p>janemac, you may get better advice if you ask for suggestions about specific colleges. That's why I suggested looking through the magazines first. </p>
<p>Also, without knowing your statistics, it's very hard to give advice. You also must be academically qualified for the school, not just artistically. At NYU, for example, talent does not trump grades for admission to Tisch. </p>
<p>Finally, you need to look at each dance department to determine its emphasis. For example, Fordham has a wonderful dance department, but since it's affiliated with Alvin Ailey, its focus is primarily modern. And I didn't see any courses in dance therapy - there aren't many colleges that have it. Here's a resource for dance therapy: <a href="http://www.adta.org/resources/students.cfm%5B/url%5D">http://www.adta.org/resources/students.cfm</a> </p>
<p>I tend to doubt that a BFA program will have the science courses that you are looking for.</p>
<p>At SUNY Purchase dance majors fulfill their science requirement with Anatomy for Dancers. They also take a history course that has a dance focus (I don't recall the name) and are exempt from the math requirement--something that my daughter was very pleased to hear.</p>
<p>juliard...hardest school to get accpeted into.</p>